Because Squarespace blows, often this archive does not work the way it’s supposed to. Sometimes you can search by key word, sometimes not. Sometimes my past blogs appear below, sometimes not. I’m trying to rectify the situation by leaving Squarespace and setting up elsewhere, but for the time being, all I can say is good luck and I apologize for the hassle!
Search through all of my old blog posts by key words, category or date.
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April 2024
- Apr 20, 2024 The Pros and Cons of Solitude Apr 20, 2024
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March 2024
- Mar 14, 2024 Ideal Album Lengths Mar 14, 2024
- Mar 5, 2024 Hitchcock's Rear Window Mar 5, 2024
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January 2024
- Jan 22, 2024 My new rock album, Pop and Circumstance Jan 22, 2024
- Jan 1, 2024 A Christmas Carol and Embracing the Good We Do Jan 1, 2024
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December 2023
- Dec 6, 2023 Give More, and Give More Wisely Dec 6, 2023
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November 2023
- Nov 15, 2023 Life's Close Calls Nov 15, 2023
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October 2023
- Oct 24, 2023 Is Your Family Brunch-Close? Oct 24, 2023
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September 2023
- Sep 29, 2023 The Thrill of Fear Sep 29, 2023
- Sep 6, 2023 Sports Fandom May Be Dumb, but I Still Love the Packers and Hate the Vikings Sep 6, 2023
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August 2023
- Aug 18, 2023 A Neighborhood's Fraying Fabric Aug 18, 2023
- Aug 7, 2023 That’s Just Like, Your Opinion, Man Aug 7, 2023
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July 2023
- Jul 24, 2023 Reducing Waste from our Lives (part 2) Jul 24, 2023
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June 2023
- Jun 30, 2023 The Way We Communicated (or don't) Jun 30, 2023
- Jun 8, 2023 Loneliness, Yoga and Isolation Jun 8, 2023
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May 2023
- May 22, 2023 Build Your Own Record Rack - repost May 22, 2023
- May 5, 2023 Music vs Lyrics May 5, 2023
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April 2023
- Apr 18, 2023 Back to Baseball Apr 18, 2023
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March 2023
- Mar 31, 2023 The Secret Life of Groceries: a book review Mar 31, 2023
- Mar 14, 2023 When Musicians Don't Want You To Like Their Songs Mar 14, 2023
- Mar 7, 2023 The Best Picture Nominees Mar 7, 2023
- Mar 5, 2023 The Space We Occupy Mar 5, 2023
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February 2023
- Feb 15, 2023 A New Rock and Roll Podcast Feb 15, 2023
- Feb 2, 2023 The Sunscreen Song and Teacher Hit Me with a Ruler Feb 2, 2023
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January 2023
- Jan 27, 2023 Joan Didion questions the Simple Life Jan 27, 2023
- Jan 18, 2023 Love, Marriage and Divorce Jan 18, 2023
- Jan 11, 2023 The Costs of Work-Life Balance Jan 11, 2023
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December 2022
- Dec 16, 2022 Jeanne Dielman: a Film Review Dec 16, 2022
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November 2022
- Nov 30, 2022 Christie McVie's Brown Eyes Nov 30, 2022
- Nov 7, 2022 The film TÁR Nov 7, 2022
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October 2022
- Oct 27, 2022 MEMORY AND MUSIC TIME TRAVEL Oct 27, 2022
- Oct 6, 2022 Life Without Baseball Oct 6, 2022
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September 2022
- Sep 27, 2022 12 Months of Live Music Sep 27, 2022
- Sep 13, 2022 The Cheap Trick book, This Band Has No Past Sep 13, 2022
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July 2022
- Jul 12, 2022 Life's Meaning and Selfish Pursuits Jul 12, 2022
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June 2022
- Jun 25, 2022 Archie Bunker and the Pentatonic Scale Jun 25, 2022
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May 2022
- May 24, 2022 The Absence of Physical Engagement May 24, 2022
- May 11, 2022 Touring for Today's Musician May 11, 2022
- May 1, 2022 The Stupidity of the Recording Industry May 1, 2022
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April 2022
- Apr 8, 2022 The State of New Music Apr 8, 2022
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March 2022
- Mar 28, 2022 Twelve Albums from the 50s through the 80s Mar 28, 2022
- Mar 22, 2022 Eleven Albums from the Past 30 Years Mar 22, 2022
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February 2022
- Feb 28, 2022 WORDLE STRATEGIES Feb 28, 2022
- Feb 22, 2022 Baseball Digs its Own Grave Feb 22, 2022
- Feb 9, 2022 Deceptive Downbeats (reprised) Feb 9, 2022
- Feb 7, 2022 The Film, Avalon Feb 7, 2022
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January 2022
- Jan 20, 2022 An Ode to Compact Discs Jan 20, 2022
- Jan 5, 2022 Is Collecting Vinyl Pretentious? Jan 5, 2022
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December 2021
- Dec 27, 2021 What we keep. What we discard. Dec 27, 2021
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November 2021
- Nov 5, 2021 Using a Password Manager Nov 5, 2021
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October 2021
- Oct 19, 2021 My New Band - Anchors Away Oct 19, 2021
- Oct 13, 2021 Brewers 2021 Wrap-up Oct 13, 2021
- Oct 4, 2021 Time Loop Fantasy Oct 4, 2021
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August 2021
- Aug 4, 2021 Where would you Time Travel? Aug 4, 2021
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July 2021
- Jul 28, 2021 Shoutout to Jomboy's Baseball Breakdowns Jul 28, 2021
- Jul 24, 2021 A Devil's Baseball Bargain Jul 24, 2021
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June 2021
- Jun 28, 2021 Playing Music without Understanding Theory Jun 28, 2021
- Jun 9, 2021 Memories of At-Home Fatherhood Jun 9, 2021
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May 2021
- May 4, 2021 New Album ready for Streaming May 4, 2021
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April 2021
- Apr 16, 2021 The Year of the Small Movie Apr 16, 2021
- Apr 8, 2021 The Nightmare of Mixing Audio Apr 8, 2021
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March 2021
- Mar 31, 2021 The 2021 Brewers Mar 31, 2021
- Mar 24, 2021 3 Books on Filmmakers Mar 24, 2021
- Mar 2, 2021 Journey's "Too Late" Mar 2, 2021
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February 2021
- Feb 15, 2021 Mental Timelines Feb 15, 2021
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January 2021
- Jan 21, 2021 Learning the Guitar - Again Jan 21, 2021
- Jan 6, 2021 Organizing, Records and Discogs Jan 6, 2021
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December 2020
- Dec 17, 2020 Ode to my Departing Refrigerator Dec 17, 2020
- Dec 8, 2020 Mank, Women and Context Dec 8, 2020
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November 2020
- Nov 16, 2020 Music Geek-Out Moments Nov 16, 2020
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September 2020
- Sep 8, 2020 The Dreaded Crossword Puzzle Sep 8, 2020
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August 2020
- Aug 18, 2020 Enter Empty-Nesterdom Aug 18, 2020
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July 2020
- Jul 27, 2020 Baseball Begins Jul 27, 2020
- Jul 6, 2020 Is "Defund" the Best Word Choice? Jul 6, 2020
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June 2020
- Jun 15, 2020 Build Your Own Record Rack Jun 15, 2020
- Jun 5, 2020 Logging Films and Music Jun 5, 2020
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May 2020
- May 29, 2020 Delving into the Harpejji (scales and fingering) May 29, 2020
- May 19, 2020 Music Inspires During the Pandemic May 19, 2020
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April 2020
- Apr 13, 2020 Two Passover Lessons during the Pandemic Apr 13, 2020
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March 2020
- Mar 26, 2020 Of Pandemics, Performing and Toilet Paper Mar 26, 2020
- Mar 4, 2020 The 2020 Brewers Mar 4, 2020
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February 2020
- Feb 5, 2020 Screens, Streams and Creativity Feb 5, 2020
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January 2020
- Jan 22, 2020 Freedom and Creativity Jan 22, 2020
- Jan 17, 2020 A Death Poem Jan 17, 2020
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December 2019
- Dec 31, 2019 The "Best" Movies of the Decade Dec 31, 2019
- Dec 17, 2019 Identifying Notes without Perfect Pitch Dec 17, 2019
- Dec 11, 2019 Cost Savings Techniques Dec 11, 2019
- Dec 4, 2019 Finances, Budgeting and Keeping up with the Joneses Dec 4, 2019
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November 2019
- Nov 7, 2019 Song Forms, Repetition, Elton John and ABBA Nov 7, 2019
- Nov 1, 2019 Things to Watch, Read and Listen Nov 1, 2019
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October 2019
- Oct 11, 2019 Music Aids the Claustrophobe Oct 11, 2019
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September 2019
- Sep 11, 2019 20 Greatest Keyboard Intros Sep 11, 2019
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August 2019
- Aug 28, 2019 Book Review: Don't Make Me Pull Over Aug 28, 2019
- Aug 15, 2019 Art, Preservation and the Universal Fire Aug 15, 2019
- Aug 1, 2019 Scoring the film "Preheated" Aug 1, 2019
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July 2019
- Jul 30, 2019 Paul Carrack's Amazing Feat Jul 30, 2019
- Jul 8, 2019 The Music of 1979 Jul 8, 2019
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June 2019
- Jun 21, 2019 Rocketman Review Jun 21, 2019
- Jun 17, 2019 A Modest Tribute to Nico Palania Jun 17, 2019
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May 2019
- May 23, 2019 Index Funds and Financial Planners May 23, 2019
- May 7, 2019 Record Night Returns: the Recently Departed May 7, 2019
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April 2019
- Apr 23, 2019 An Antidote for the Cynic Apr 23, 2019
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March 2019
- Mar 25, 2019 The 2019 Brewers Mar 25, 2019
- Mar 8, 2019 Life Lessons from Three Old Men Mar 8, 2019
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February 2019
- Feb 23, 2019 Joe Jackson at Thalia Hall (again) Feb 23, 2019
- Feb 5, 2019 Acting, Race, Sexuality and What's Offensive Feb 5, 2019
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January 2019
- Jan 22, 2019 Season 2 of Mrs. Maisel: a Marvelous Mess Jan 22, 2019
- Jan 4, 2019 Springsteen on Broadway Jan 4, 2019
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December 2018
- Dec 20, 2018 The Last Eleven Albums I Can't Live Without Dec 20, 2018
- Dec 9, 2018 20 More Desert Island Albums Dec 9, 2018
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November 2018
- Nov 30, 2018 20 More Albums I Can't Live Without Nov 30, 2018
- Nov 27, 2018 Albums I Can't Live Without (part 1) Nov 27, 2018
- Nov 5, 2018 Rock and Roll Lyrics Nov 5, 2018
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October 2018
- Oct 22, 2018 Post-Playoff Hangover Oct 22, 2018
- Oct 9, 2018 The Tale of Two Fan Bases Oct 9, 2018
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September 2018
- Sep 20, 2018 Looking Up (Literally) Sep 20, 2018
- Sep 13, 2018 The Brewers' Home Stretch Sep 13, 2018
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August 2018
- Aug 16, 2018 ELO in Chicago Aug 16, 2018
- Aug 15, 2018 Best Debut Songs Aug 15, 2018
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July 2018
- Jul 25, 2018 Pooch Panic Jul 25, 2018
- Jul 18, 2018 Watching Vertigo in a Theater Jul 18, 2018
- Jul 5, 2018 Andrew Lloyd Webber's Memoir Jul 5, 2018
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June 2018
- Jun 19, 2018 My Half-Year of Streaming Music Jun 19, 2018
- Jun 14, 2018 My Experience with Blue Apron Jun 14, 2018
- Jun 5, 2018 Al Stewart in Chicago Jun 5, 2018
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May 2018
- May 31, 2018 Brewers in First Place (for now) May 31, 2018
- May 20, 2018 Rob Lowe in Chicago May 20, 2018
- May 9, 2018 Tea, Family and Performing (A Concert Recap) May 9, 2018
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April 2018
- Apr 23, 2018 Repost: The Beagle Has Landed Apr 23, 2018
- Apr 20, 2018 New Album is Available for Streaming/Purchase Apr 20, 2018
- Apr 5, 2018 The New Album is Complete! Apr 5, 2018
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March 2018
- Mar 28, 2018 2018 Brewers Prediction Mar 28, 2018
- Mar 14, 2018 The Florida Project Mar 14, 2018
- Mar 7, 2018 Cheap Kiss Records Mar 7, 2018
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February 2018
- Feb 27, 2018 Elton John's Long-Ass Tour Feb 27, 2018
- Feb 12, 2018 A Poor Batch of Oscar Nominees Feb 12, 2018
- Feb 1, 2018 Water Shortages Could Make Illinoisans Rich Feb 1, 2018
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January 2018
- Jan 29, 2018 Dining at Topolobampo Jan 29, 2018
- Jan 25, 2018 What Genesis Should Have Become Jan 25, 2018
- Jan 11, 2018 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Jan 11, 2018
- Jan 8, 2018 The Cold Streak Jan 8, 2018
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December 2017
- Dec 21, 2017 Are Spine-tingling Musical Discoveries Over? Dec 21, 2017
- Dec 7, 2017 The Rise and Fall of Prog Rock Dec 7, 2017
- Dec 1, 2017 Joni Mitchell's Biography Dec 1, 2017
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November 2017
- Nov 28, 2017 Guitars, Gibson and Sonar Nov 28, 2017
- Nov 6, 2017 Lovett and Hiatt in Waukegan Nov 6, 2017
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October 2017
- Oct 26, 2017 Sports Writing as good as the Watching Oct 26, 2017
- Oct 3, 2017 So long, Tom Petty Oct 3, 2017
- Oct 1, 2017 The 2017 Brewers Oct 1, 2017
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September 2017
- Sep 26, 2017 Ben Folds in Los Angeles Sep 26, 2017
- Sep 18, 2017 Spicy: 8 Band in 4 Weeks Sep 18, 2017
- Sep 13, 2017 Two Albums I Missed Sep 13, 2017
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August 2017
- Aug 28, 2017 A Reader Fears for my Soul Aug 28, 2017
- Aug 24, 2017 When to Say No Aug 24, 2017
- Aug 22, 2017 The Eclipse Aug 22, 2017
- Aug 15, 2017 Falling For Randy Newman Aug 15, 2017
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July 2017
- Jul 25, 2017 A Colorful Record Night Jul 25, 2017
- Jul 18, 2017 To Read or not to Read Jul 18, 2017
- Jul 10, 2017 Bet on the Brewers? Um...no. Jul 10, 2017
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May 2017
- May 26, 2017 The Skills of Expression May 26, 2017
- May 3, 2017 Keyboard Rig for the Aging Rocker May 3, 2017
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April 2017
- Apr 21, 2017 Who's to Blame for our Topsy Turvy World? Apr 21, 2017
- Apr 7, 2017 Danny Green Trio: Jazz Plus Apr 7, 2017
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March 2017
- Mar 31, 2017 Siskel and Ebert Mar 31, 2017
- Mar 22, 2017 Alpine Valley Concert Memories Mar 22, 2017
- Mar 2, 2017 Movie Review: Captain Fantastic Mar 2, 2017
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February 2017
- Feb 14, 2017 Thomas Dolby's Autobiography Feb 14, 2017
- Feb 6, 2017 Springsteen's Autobiography Feb 6, 2017
- Feb 2, 2017 The Lure of Isolation Feb 2, 2017
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January 2017
- Jan 25, 2017 Adding to One's Life Story (part 2) Jan 25, 2017
- Jan 19, 2017 Conformity, Greatness, Mediocrity and George Bailey Jan 19, 2017
- Jan 9, 2017 A Lost Song: State of Independence Jan 9, 2017
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November 2016
- Nov 7, 2016 Yes by Any Other Name Nov 7, 2016
- Nov 4, 2016 Yard: Just Die Already Nov 4, 2016
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October 2016
- Oct 25, 2016 The Music of 1971 Oct 25, 2016
- Oct 4, 2016 Recap of the Brewers' 2016 Season Oct 4, 2016
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September 2016
- Sep 30, 2016 A Recording of my Short Story, "James's Arrival" Sep 30, 2016
- Sep 19, 2016 The Completion of my New Album, "The Palisades" Sep 19, 2016
- Sep 6, 2016 Karl Ove Knausgaard's "My Struggle" Sep 6, 2016
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August 2016
- Aug 23, 2016 The Artist vs. The Art Itself Aug 23, 2016
- Aug 17, 2016 Our Kids' Lives: Regimented and Expensive Aug 17, 2016
- Aug 4, 2016 Why I'm Boycotting this year's Olympics Aug 4, 2016
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July 2016
- Jul 11, 2016 Peter Gabriel and Sting at Milwaukee's Summerfest Jul 11, 2016
- Jul 8, 2016 Live Performing Woes, part 2 Jul 8, 2016
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June 2016
- Jun 23, 2016 BEWARE! Don't play that song! Jun 23, 2016
- Jun 9, 2016 Does It Matter How a Record is Made? Jun 9, 2016
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May 2016
- May 18, 2016 Carol Burnett at the Chicago Theater May 18, 2016
- May 16, 2016 Record Night Celebrates 1975 May 16, 2016
- May 2, 2016 Financial Advice for my Children May 2, 2016
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April 2016
- Apr 21, 2016 Oh, The Financial Mistakes We Make (part 1) Apr 21, 2016
- Apr 15, 2016 Father John Misty at the Riv Apr 15, 2016
- Apr 13, 2016 Play Review: The Flick at the Steppenwolf Apr 13, 2016
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March 2016
- Mar 24, 2016 When Music Meant Going to Hell Mar 24, 2016
- Mar 14, 2016 Leon Bridges in Milwaukee: Why Now? Mar 14, 2016
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February 2016
- Feb 23, 2016 Amy: A Slow-Motion Suicide Feb 23, 2016
- Feb 22, 2016 Rock and Roll Count Ins Feb 22, 2016
- Feb 12, 2016 The Lure of Living in the Past Feb 12, 2016
- Feb 3, 2016 A Matter of Perspective Feb 3, 2016
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January 2016
- Jan 20, 2016 A Touch of Guilt: Music and Guilty Pleasures Jan 20, 2016
- Jan 7, 2016 Review: I Smile Back Jan 7, 2016
- Jan 5, 2016 The Big Short and Being Human Jan 5, 2016
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December 2015
- Dec 24, 2015 Prince's Refrigerator Dec 24, 2015
- Dec 21, 2015 A Loss of Electricity Dec 21, 2015
- Dec 9, 2015 The Wall DVD: Waters Mucks it Up Dec 9, 2015
- Dec 2, 2015 Getting Lost Dec 2, 2015
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November 2015
- Nov 23, 2015 Blueprint for Charitable Giving Nov 23, 2015
- Nov 3, 2015 Joe Jackson in Chicago Nov 3, 2015
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October 2015
- Oct 28, 2015 When Aspirations Fall Short Oct 28, 2015
- Oct 19, 2015 Stevie Wonder in Chicago Oct 19, 2015
- Oct 12, 2015 Taking the Plunge Oct 12, 2015
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September 2015
- Sep 29, 2015 The Death of Communication Sep 29, 2015
- Sep 22, 2015 29 Years Down the Line Sep 22, 2015
- Sep 15, 2015 A Poem: Mea Culpa Sep 15, 2015
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August 2015
- Aug 26, 2015 Feline or Foe? Aug 26, 2015
- Aug 6, 2015 Short Story Wins 1st Prize and Publication Aug 6, 2015
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July 2015
- Jul 14, 2015 Introducing Block 37 Jul 14, 2015
- Jul 2, 2015 Squire's Death and Concert Memories Jul 2, 2015
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June 2015
- Jun 17, 2015 Rush's Last Stand Jun 17, 2015
- Jun 9, 2015 My Rush Wish List Jun 9, 2015
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May 2015
- May 29, 2015 The Dreaded Bucket List May 29, 2015
- May 13, 2015 Grey Gardens May 13, 2015
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April 2015
- Apr 29, 2015 How Good Do We Have to Be? Apr 29, 2015
- Apr 9, 2015 Journey’s End: a must-read interview Apr 9, 2015
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March 2015
- Mar 26, 2015 A Lesson from St. Vincent and The Fisher King Mar 26, 2015
- Mar 20, 2015 The End of Cable? (sniff, sniff) Mar 20, 2015
- Mar 17, 2015 12 Music Documentaries Mar 17, 2015
- Mar 1, 2015 A New Poem Mar 1, 2015
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February 2015
- Feb 19, 2015 New Song: A Life of Invention Feb 19, 2015
- Feb 5, 2015 Saying No to College Competition Feb 5, 2015
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January 2015
- Jan 27, 2015 How Accurate Do Historical Films Need to Be? Jan 27, 2015
- Jan 14, 2015 A Modest Tribute to Wayne Disseler Jan 14, 2015
- Jan 6, 2015 Get to the End, Already Jan 6, 2015
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December 2014
- Dec 12, 2014 Record Night Returns Dec 12, 2014
- Dec 3, 2014 Musical Memories: B.J. Thomas Dec 3, 2014
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November 2014
- Nov 12, 2014 Stuck in Comcast Hell Nov 12, 2014
- Nov 5, 2014 James Taylor in Milwaukee Nov 5, 2014
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October 2014
- Oct 28, 2014 Why Brewers Fans should be Encouraged Oct 28, 2014
- Oct 15, 2014 Review: Jackson Browne in Chicago Oct 15, 2014
- Oct 12, 2014 Of Tina Fey, Randy Newman, Ebola and Kate Upton Oct 12, 2014
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September 2014
- Sep 15, 2014 Basic Rock from the 80s and 90s Sep 15, 2014
- Sep 8, 2014 Short Story: The Missing Ingredient Sep 8, 2014
- Sep 2, 2014 The Movie, Chef Sep 2, 2014
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August 2014
- Aug 25, 2014 Are We Entitled to Make a Living Doing What We Love To Do? Aug 25, 2014
- Aug 11, 2014 Rock Star For a Day Aug 11, 2014
- Aug 4, 2014 The Movie Boyhood: See it Aug 4, 2014
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July 2014
- Jul 23, 2014 Real Life on Film: Joe Swanberg Jul 23, 2014
- Jul 7, 2014 Movie Review: Begin Again Jul 7, 2014
- Jul 3, 2014 Ringo's Drum Fill Returns! Jul 3, 2014
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June 2014
- Jun 22, 2014 Rush Recap: 20 Albums in 20 Days Jun 22, 2014
- Jun 22, 2014 20 Rush Albums in 20 Days: Caress of Steel Jun 22, 2014
- Jun 21, 2014 20 Rush Albums in 20 Days: Clockwork Angels Jun 21, 2014
- Jun 20, 2014 20 Rush Albums in 20 Days: Snakes and Arrows Jun 20, 2014
- Jun 19, 2014 20 Rush Albums in 20 Days: A Farewell to Kings Jun 19, 2014
- Jun 18, 2014 20 Rush Albums in 20 Days: Roll the Bones Jun 18, 2014
- Jun 17, 2014 20 Rush Albums in 20 Days: Signals Jun 17, 2014
- Jun 16, 2014 20 Rush Albums in 20 Days: 2112 Jun 16, 2014
- Jun 15, 2014 20 Rush Albums in 20 Days: Test for Echo Jun 15, 2014
- Jun 14, 2014 20 Rush Albums in 20 Days: Hemispheres Jun 14, 2014
- Jun 13, 2014 20 Rush Albums in 20 Days: Power Windows Jun 13, 2014
- Jun 11, 2014 20 Rush Albums in 20 Days: Feedback Jun 11, 2014
- Jun 11, 2014 20 Rush Albums in 20 Days: Permanent Waves Jun 11, 2014
- Jun 10, 2014 20 Rush Albums in 20 Days: Vapor Trails Jun 10, 2014
- Jun 9, 2014 20 Rush Albums in 20 Days: Counterparts Jun 9, 2014
- Jun 8, 2014 20 Rush Albums in 20 Days: Rush Jun 8, 2014
- Jun 7, 2014 20 Rush Albums in 20 Days: Grace Under Pressure Jun 7, 2014
- Jun 6, 2014 20 Rush Albums in 20 Days: Fly by Night Jun 6, 2014
- Jun 5, 2014 20 Rush Albums in 20 Days: Moving Pictures Jun 5, 2014
- Jun 4, 2014 20 Rush Albums in 20 Days: Presto Jun 4, 2014
- Jun 3, 2014 20 Rush Albums in 20 Days: Hold Your Fire Jun 3, 2014
- Jun 2, 2014 Twenty Rush Albums in Twenty Days Jun 2, 2014
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May 2014
- May 27, 2014 Record Night - The End of New Wave May 27, 2014
- May 16, 2014 Radio Essay on Milwaukee's NPR Station May 16, 2014
- May 13, 2014 Yes you can: Open an IRA for your Child May 13, 2014
- May 5, 2014 Hodgson in Milwaukee May 5, 2014
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April 2014
- Apr 17, 2014 Charging Children as Adults Apr 17, 2014
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March 2014
- Mar 28, 2014 Reducing Waste From Our Lives Mar 28, 2014
- Mar 19, 2014 An Evening Listening to Music Mar 19, 2014
- Mar 11, 2014 Marking Time with Music Mar 11, 2014
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February 2014
- Feb 26, 2014 Taking Wisdom Where It's Found Feb 26, 2014
- Feb 11, 2014 A smartphone cost-savings alternative Feb 11, 2014
- Feb 4, 2014 You think this is cold? Remember the winter of 1994? Feb 4, 2014
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January 2014
- Jan 24, 2014 Supertramp, 1979 Jan 24, 2014
- Jan 9, 2014 Aging Like Peter Gabriel Jan 9, 2014
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December 2013
- Dec 17, 2013 Misuse of "Literally" Dec 17, 2013
- Dec 5, 2013 What makes you cry more? Happy-Sad or Sad-Sad? Dec 5, 2013
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November 2013
- Nov 20, 2013 The Phrase "Spoiler Alert." Nov 20, 2013
- Nov 14, 2013 Tripping on the (Prerecorded) Wire Nov 14, 2013
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October 2013
- Oct 31, 2013 Art: What We Bring to the Table Oct 31, 2013
- Oct 25, 2013 World Series Start Times: MLB's Shortsighted Gamble Oct 25, 2013
- Oct 18, 2013 MLB and NFL Parity Oct 18, 2013
- Oct 10, 2013 The Music of 1995 Oct 10, 2013
- Oct 2, 2013 This Business of Music Oct 2, 2013
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September 2013
- Sep 24, 2013 The Suburban Myth Sep 24, 2013
- Sep 12, 2013 The True Sign of Aging: Smarter Kids Sep 12, 2013
- Sep 11, 2013 The Ryan Braun Debacle on 89.7 WUWM Sep 11, 2013
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August 2013
- Aug 29, 2013 The Music of 1979-1980 Aug 29, 2013
- Aug 19, 2013 The Ryan Braun Debacle Aug 19, 2013
- Aug 13, 2013 The Sorry State of Broadway Aug 13, 2013
- Aug 5, 2013 The Tale of the Tape Aug 5, 2013
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July 2013
- Jul 17, 2013 McCartney Sweats it out in Milwaukee Jul 17, 2013
- Jul 10, 2013 An Oprah Nightmare Jul 10, 2013
- Jul 2, 2013 July 2012: What a difference a year makes Jul 2, 2013
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June 2013
- Jun 13, 2013 New Fiction: The Song Jun 13, 2013
- Jun 4, 2013 Song Forms: Doing away with AABA Jun 4, 2013
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May 2013
- May 21, 2013 42: A Film that Polishes the Past May 21, 2013
- May 14, 2013 The Best 20 Minutes of News on TV May 14, 2013
- May 6, 2013 Sara Bareilles in Milwaukee May 6, 2013
- May 2, 2013 Big Fish - The Musical May 2, 2013
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April 2013
- Apr 24, 2013 Impressions of Munich Apr 24, 2013
- Apr 19, 2013 Therapy Session Leads to Short Story Apr 19, 2013
- Apr 5, 2013 Roger Ebert Apr 5, 2013
- Apr 4, 2013 YA Short Story Published! Apr 4, 2013
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March 2013
- Mar 30, 2013 Making Music Matter - part two Mar 30, 2013
- Mar 18, 2013 Making Music Matter Again - part one Mar 18, 2013
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February 2013
- Feb 27, 2013 Revisiting College Planning Feb 27, 2013
- Feb 13, 2013 Life on Film: Every Seven Years Feb 13, 2013
- Feb 4, 2013 From Too Many People to Not Enough Feb 4, 2013
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January 2013
- Jan 23, 2013 Oh, The People You Know Jan 23, 2013
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December 2012
- Dec 20, 2012 How Good do we Have to Be? Dec 20, 2012
- Dec 13, 2012 Method of Self-torture: changing one's email address Dec 13, 2012
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November 2012
- Nov 12, 2012 Radio Essay on Letter Writing Nov 12, 2012
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October 2012
- Oct 31, 2012 The Tylenol Murders Thirty Years Ago Oct 31, 2012
- Oct 25, 2012 The Perks of being an Author who writes his own Screenplay Oct 25, 2012
- Oct 17, 2012 Sucker Magazine Publication Forthcoming Oct 17, 2012
- Oct 13, 2012 The film Argo: Go See It! Oct 13, 2012
- Oct 9, 2012 Paul Auster's Winter Journal Oct 9, 2012
- Oct 2, 2012 Ben Folds Five in Chicago Oct 2, 2012
- Oct 1, 2012 Joe Jackson Wows Milwaukee Oct 1, 2012
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September 2012
- Sep 27, 2012 Ben Folds Five reunite: an album review Sep 27, 2012
- Sep 25, 2012 A Poem: Where We End Up Sep 25, 2012
- Sep 17, 2012 Rush Mixes it Up (to a point) Sep 17, 2012
- Sep 15, 2012 Arbitrage: movie review Sep 15, 2012
- Sep 10, 2012 Rains Don't Detract at Wrigley: Springsteen's Second Night Sep 10, 2012
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August 2012
- Aug 27, 2012 Simplicity to a Fault: Springsteen's Wrecking Ball Aug 27, 2012
- Aug 22, 2012 Sucker Literary Magazine in Print Aug 22, 2012
- Aug 20, 2012 When Stuff No Longer Matters Aug 20, 2012
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July 2012
- Jul 30, 2012 Did You Not See James Taylor at Ravinia? Me too! (a critique of Ravinia) Jul 30, 2012
- Jul 11, 2012 Mourn the lost art of Letter-writing? Well, Don't. Jul 11, 2012
- Jul 3, 2012 A Period of Unactivity Jul 3, 2012
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May 2012
- May 15, 2012 The Internet is (apparently) Not Forever May 15, 2012
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April 2012
- Apr 27, 2012 Radio Essay: A Lyrical Education Apr 27, 2012
- Apr 19, 2012 Musical Cliches - guilty as charged Apr 19, 2012
- Apr 2, 2012 College Costs, part 2 - reasons for hope Apr 2, 2012
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March 2012
- Mar 20, 2012 College Costs: the Game-Changer Mar 20, 2012
- Mar 7, 2012 Milwaukee Brewers Season Preview Mar 7, 2012
- Mar 5, 2012 Published short story now available for your eBook Mar 5, 2012
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February 2012
- Feb 22, 2012 The Beagle Has Landed Feb 22, 2012
- Feb 14, 2012 New Fiction: Evan Popper's Lawn Feb 14, 2012
- Feb 5, 2012 The Hush Sound Blows the Top off the Bottom Lounge Feb 5, 2012
- Feb 2, 2012 Deceptive Downbeats, part one (a musical observation) Feb 2, 2012
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January 2012
- Jan 27, 2012 Wherefore art thou, Harry Potter? Jan 27, 2012
- Jan 20, 2012 The Uncomfort Zone: a trite essay on changing one's life (sue me) Jan 20, 2012
- Jan 10, 2012 My Very Short Story Now Available Jan 10, 2012
- Jan 9, 2012 Brewers’ Off Season Moves Both Perplexing and Promising Jan 9, 2012
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December 2011
- Dec 31, 2011 For Wisconsin Sports Fans, 2011 was the Best Year Ever Dec 31, 2011
- Dec 28, 2011 The Dark Side of Friendship Bread essay broadcasted on 89.7 WUWM Milwaukee Dec 28, 2011
- Dec 27, 2011 Sucker Magazine Publication Forthcoming Dec 27, 2011
- Dec 21, 2011 A Modest Tribute to Seth Erlebacher Dec 21, 2011
- Dec 7, 2011 Another Ponzi Scheme: Friendship Bread Dec 7, 2011
- Dec 1, 2011 Murder, Cats and Friendship Dec 1, 2011
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November 2011
- Nov 30, 2011 Writing for Baseball Digest Nov 30, 2011
- Nov 27, 2011 My First Rerun: Vocabulary Essay on WUWM Nov 27, 2011
- Nov 18, 2011 Insanely short short-story: "A Bad Hand." Nov 18, 2011
- Nov 15, 2011 "Ending It All" Essay broadcasted on 89.7 WUWM Milwaukee Nov 15, 2011
- Nov 14, 2011 Read My Short Story, "Water Music." Nov 14, 2011
- Nov 6, 2011 Sting at the Rosemont in Chicago Nov 6, 2011
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October 2011
- Oct 31, 2011 Ending It All Oct 31, 2011
- Oct 19, 2011 Pete Townshend and The Who in the Early 80s Oct 19, 2011
- Oct 8, 2011 When Religion and Sports Intersect Oct 8, 2011
- Oct 5, 2011 Short Story wins the James Jones Award Oct 5, 2011
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September 2011
- Sep 26, 2011 What’s a Good Dad to Do? How About Set Some Limits? Sep 26, 2011
- Sep 19, 2011 Brewers/Cable Essay broadcasted on 89.7 WUWM Milwaukee Sep 19, 2011
- Sep 5, 2011 To Cable or Not to Cable - OR - Holy Crap! The Brewers are REALLY GOING to WIN their Division! Sep 5, 2011
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August 2011
- Aug 25, 2011 An O'Hare Pick-up Nightmare Aug 25, 2011
- Aug 15, 2011 The Clouds Part for Rufus Aug 15, 2011
- Aug 13, 2011 From Album to Tape to CD to .mp3 File to...the Cloud Aug 13, 2011
- Aug 5, 2011 Meeting the Stranger: a Packer fan on the East Coast Aug 5, 2011
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July 2011
- Jul 24, 2011 So Long, Amy Jul 24, 2011
- Jul 20, 2011 Mickey Mantle broadcasted on 89.7 WUWM Milwaukee Jul 20, 2011
- Jul 18, 2011 The Anti-Social Network Jul 18, 2011
- Jul 11, 2011 Mantle In Milwaukee: Sixty Years Ago Jul 11, 2011
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June 2011
- Jun 30, 2011 Goodbye to the Big Man: Clarence Clemons Jun 30, 2011
- Jun 24, 2011 Joining the 21st Century: My First Cell-phone Jun 24, 2011
- Jun 17, 2011 Exorcist Essay radio broadcast on 89.7 WUWM Milwaukee Jun 17, 2011
- Jun 5, 2011 Still Haunted: The Exorcist Thirty-One Years Later Jun 5, 2011
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May 2011
- May 27, 2011 To be Fourteen and Inspired May 27, 2011
- May 20, 2011 Broadening My Lexicon essay broadcasted on 89.7 WUWM Milwaukee May 20, 2011
- May 9, 2011 A Tale of Two Movies: A Lousy Winner and a Fabulous Loser May 9, 2011
- May 4, 2011 A Giant Sucking Sound? What will become of Rock and Roll? May 4, 2011
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April 2011
- Apr 21, 2011 Short Story and Poem Published Apr 21, 2011
- Apr 6, 2011 The Latest Biography on Mickey Mantle Apr 6, 2011
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March 2011
- Mar 20, 2011 Something Old, Something New: Yes at the House of Blues Mar 20, 2011
- Mar 13, 2011 In Defense of 80s Music (part two) Mar 13, 2011
- Mar 7, 2011 Since We're Talking About the 80s...the Retirement of a Musical King Mar 7, 2011
- Mar 1, 2011 Winter Storm Essay broadcasted on 89.7 WUWM Milwaukee Mar 1, 2011
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February 2011
- Feb 24, 2011 In Defense of 80s Music (part one) Feb 24, 2011
- Feb 14, 2011 Missing the Storm Feb 14, 2011
- Feb 9, 2011 Packer Essay broadcasted on 89.7, WUWM Milwaukee Feb 9, 2011
- Feb 7, 2011 The Waiting: A Packers Championship Feb 7, 2011
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January 2011
- Jan 29, 2011 An R Movie For the Whole Family - The King's Speech Jan 29, 2011
- Jan 18, 2011 A Pain Unparalleled - A History of Packer Heartbreaks Jan 18, 2011
- Jan 11, 2011 What's Changed in Twenty Years? The PC Jan 11, 2011
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December 2010
- Dec 29, 2010 A Quick Quote Dec 29, 2010
- Dec 15, 2010 Ringo's Signature Drum Fill Dec 15, 2010
- Dec 9, 2010 Of Overcoming Memories Dec 9, 2010
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November 2010
- Nov 24, 2010 Censorship is Dead: How E-Readers Will Save The World Nov 24, 2010
- Nov 11, 2010 Freedom From Fear Nov 11, 2010
- Nov 2, 2010 How Many Words Do YOU Know? Sort Of. Nov 2, 2010
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October 2010
- Oct 30, 2010 Tribune Editorial Oct 30, 2010
- Oct 18, 2010 The Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup of Collaboration? Oct 18, 2010
- Oct 4, 2010 Living in the Moment vs. Recording the Moment Oct 4, 2010
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September 2010
- Sep 28, 2010 Viewing Football In Real Time Sep 28, 2010
- Sep 20, 2010 Descending Half-Steps Sep 20, 2010
- Sep 13, 2010 Well-Hung (a short grammar lesson) Sep 13, 2010
- Sep 6, 2010 New Song, "Two For The Price Of One" Sep 6, 2010
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August 2010
- Aug 30, 2010 What's In A Name? (album titles) Aug 30, 2010
- Aug 23, 2010 Musical Clichés: Descending Major Scales Aug 23, 2010
- Aug 16, 2010 Rufus Wainwright Dazzles Chicago Aug 16, 2010
- Aug 9, 2010 Musical Cliches, part 1 Aug 9, 2010
- Aug 1, 2010 Who's Not In The Hall Aug 1, 2010
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July 2010
- Jul 26, 2010 Basements and Water Jul 26, 2010
- Jul 18, 2010 When Less Is More Jul 18, 2010
- Jul 9, 2010 A cover of Billy Joel's Vienna Jul 9, 2010
- Jul 9, 2010 New short story Jul 9, 2010
- Jul 5, 2010 Clutter is Nine-Tenths of our Tension Jul 5, 2010
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June 2010
- Jun 28, 2010 A Lyrical Education Jun 28, 2010
- Jun 21, 2010 Friendship Bread Givers: You Ain't No Friends of Mine Jun 21, 2010